Dear Friends,
Welcome to the Spring 2024 Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies newsletter. I am excited to share our latest activities with you. We believe that Black Studies is for everyone. The insights we discover and share are intended to benefit our local and global communities for years to come.
CIBS (we pronounce it “sibs”) is the research and outreach arm of the program in African American and Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky. It emerged in 2020 as we grappled with the next steps in supporting all our constituents on UK’s campus, in Lexington, and beyond. We incubate and showcase the ideas of our researchers, respond to the questions our neighbors share with us, and provide hands-on